http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. While some Olympic athletes excel in their transition into life beyond elite sport others are experiencing problems like disorientation, depression and self-doubt, a new study from The University of Queensland has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-olympic-effort-life-elite-sport.html Health Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:16:06 EST news261040559 New research from North Carolina State University shows that the United States and Great Britain share common risk factors that increase the likelihood of behavioral problems in children – and that Britain's broader social welfare programs don't appear to mitigate those risks. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-great-britain-factors-child-behavior.html Health Wed, 16 May 2012 10:48:49 EST news256384118 (Phys.org) -- Lung cancer cases continue to rise in women with more than 18,000 UK women diagnosed with the disease in 2009 according to the latest Cancer Research UK figures released today (Friday). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-lung-cancer-cases-uk-women.html Cancer Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:40:01 EST news253524408 (Medical Xpress) -- The number of cases of kidney cancer diagnosed each year in Great Britain has risen over 9,000 for the first time, new figures from Cancer Research UK show today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-obesity-kidney-cancer-cases-high.html Cancer Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:30:01 EST news252569645 Men aged 70 and older can elude the Grim Reaper by walking at speeds of at least 3 miles (or 5km) an hour, finds a study in the Christmas issue published in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-outwit-grim-reaper-faster.html Health Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:30:01 EST news243230486